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Book SynopsisDoes placing a Latino candidate on the ticket mobilize Latino voters? This book assays the influence of ethnic identification on Latinos' voting behavior. It asks whether the presence of co-ethnic candidates actually does mobilize Latino voters in support of these candidates.
Trade ReviewNew theoretical propositions, original data, and rigorous empirical tests are what one looks for in cutting edge social science. Fortunately, all three are apparent in Ethnic Cues. The author has pushed his thinking to develop new ways of understanding and explaining patterns of Latino voting behavior." — Luis Ricardo Fraga, University of Washington, Seattle
"Best for libraries with large US politics collections or those with a Hispanic focus." —
Choice, J. Heyrman, Berea College
"Baretto does a good job extending our empirical and conceptual knowledge of Latino electoral politics through his multimethod approach, inclusivity of electoral context, multiple office-level competition, and Latino group identity dynamics." —
Perspectives on Politics
